Science

Exploration Hoaxes: “Nature Man”

Forget the TV shows Naked and Afraid and Survivor,...

Hungarian Man to SUP Across the Atlantic

Gabor Rakonczay, 39, leaves Gran Canaria, off northwest Africa,...

Natural Wonders: Namibia’s Fairy Circles

Some natural phenomena are so weird that they seem...

Weekend Warm-Up: Deep Water

Francis Chichester returned to Britain a hero in 1967,...

Record Low Pressure System Heading for Alaska

A world-record low pressure system is heading for Alaska,...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #2: North Pole Round Trip

It was a project so daunting that even Borge...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #4: North Pole at Night

In 2006, during the long, dark arctic winter, Borge...

Moro and Txikon Unveil Manaslu Plans

Simone Moro, Alex Txikon, and Iñaki Alvarez will fly...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #5: Ed Gillet Kayaks to Hawaii

We now live in an era when major expeditions...

Happy Holidays From ExWeb

It took Tobias Baumgaertner three nights to nail this...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #8: Alone Across Australia

“There’s a madman with a gun!” Ben Knight of...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #9: Hoffmeister Circumnavigates South America

Now 56, Freya Hoffmeister of Germany has amassed an...

Virus Reaches Antarctica

Until yesterday, Antarctica was the only continent on earth...

Robert Scott’s Scales Returned to Antarctica

The Salter scales have returned to Antarctica, after years...

Trinidad’s Pitch Lake: The Wonder of the Caribbean

Sometimes, the natural world is not just beautiful, it's...

Surviving Extreme Winter Dangers

In winter travel, physical suffering, mental hardship, and discomfort...

The Weird Natural Rock Art of Lake Baikal

Poetically known as Baikal Zen, this rare effect happens...

Weekend Warm-Up: Mountain of Ice

In January 2001, Jon Krakauer, Conrad Anker and six...

Neal Moore Interview: 12,000km by Canoe Across The U.S.

As we reported last week, Neal Moore is now...

Weekend Warm-Up: 40 Years Later

Back in 1974, Alan and Andy Dappen became two...

Updates: K2, Ama Dablam, Patagonia

Following Garrett Madison's success, another foreign team is heading...

Canoeist Passes Halfway on 12,000km Odyssey

On February 9, Neal Moore, 49, began his second...

Jost Kobusch: Still Focused on Winter Everest

With all eyes fixated on winter K2, a young...

Back From the Dead on Mount Rainier

After 45 minutes of CPR, and being placed on...

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